. Types and breeds of farm animals . Livestock. 330 CATTLE twelve, weighing 1400 poilnds, in a public test at Chicago under the auspices of the Illinois State Board of Agriculture, averaged pounds of milk per day for three days, the total milk yield- ing pounds butter fat, which stands as the largest public milk and butter-fat test yet made by any breed. Brienz was a Brown Swiss, owned by Mr. Abe Bourquin of Illinois. The Brown Swiss as beef producers rank well in Switzerland, the Germans especially seeking the fattened cattle, which are said to produce a desirable class of meat. In
. Types and breeds of farm animals . Livestock. 330 CATTLE twelve, weighing 1400 poilnds, in a public test at Chicago under the auspices of the Illinois State Board of Agriculture, averaged pounds of milk per day for three days, the total milk yield- ing pounds butter fat, which stands as the largest public milk and butter-fat test yet made by any breed. Brienz was a Brown Swiss, owned by Mr. Abe Bourquin of Illinois. The Brown Swiss as beef producers rank well in Switzerland, the Germans especially seeking the fattened cattle, which are said to produce a desirable class of meat. In America there is little evidence on this point. The cattle, however, keep in good flesh easily and fatten rapidly. Weights of 400 to 600 pounds at. Fig. 147. A pair of Brown Swiss cows, Upland Laura 2001 and Upland Augusta 2266. Owned by F. R. Hazard, Syracuse, New York. Photo- graph from the owner four to six months old are given as common, and the steers attain a large size and dress out 55 to 60 per cent. It is not likely, however, that cattle of this type will ever become popular in the beef-cattle market in America. The distribution of Brown Swiss cattle is mainly over con- tinental Europe, they thriving there, it is said, very generally, excepting in Spain. In the United States there are but com- paratively few herds, the better-known ones to-day being in New York, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Colorado. The adaptability of the Brown Swiss to a wide range of con- ditions seems apparent. Their native home is in the mountains,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. Boston ; New York : Ginn
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